http://www.osnews.com/story/21094/RIM_Plans_to_Open_Blackberry_App_Store Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:25:47 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com http://www.osnews.com/thread?352072 http://www.osnews.com/thread?352072 How long has this been possible? How many years has RIM and all the phone manufacturers and the carriers had a head start on Apple and yet--and yet they *only now* decide that an easy to use app portal is a good idea.

This is called competition and I hope RIM and the carriers choke on their damn app stores for holding us all back for so many years. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:41:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Kroc) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?352097 http://www.osnews.com/thread?352097 > While people aren't happy about the decision, it could work to keep the
> clutter down

The 'clutter' includes many useful applications, and a $0.99 pricing both encourages users to use them and developers to write them. Examples include the ruler, the flashlight, and the periodic table. As a user, paying more than $1 for these applications seems overpriced, and I would start wondering how much I need them instead of just buying them. Developers may start producing such applications for free (as many do now), but then a lot more developers would be encouraged by the fact that (1000 users x $1 x 70% of the payment goes to the developer) = $700 for an application that takes 1 hour to write.

Simply put, disallowing prices between $0 and $3 just hurts applications that are worth exactly that amount. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Morin) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?352103 http://www.osnews.com/thread?352103 Maybe I'm being silly but who in their right mind is going to pay $999 for an app that costs a darned sight more than the device itself and one that can so easily get lost or stolen.

I just wonder many PC apps out there charger $999 for their clients. Not many methinks.

Nice try RIM but it sure ain't going to beat the iPhone store. $0.99 is a good starting point. At this level you can try something out and not feel to pissed off if it is not really what you want. at $3.00+ this is not so easy to write off. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (shotsman) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?352116 http://www.osnews.com/thread?352116 Nobody is forcing a developer to price an app at $999. I don't think there are any apps on the Apple App store either that is priced that high. That is just a limit that Apple & RIM figure is high enough to not limit expensive apps.

Secondly, if the application is linked to an account, if you lost your phone, you would just purchase a new one and download the app again for no additional cost. Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (arpan) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?352119 http://www.osnews.com/thread?352119 Cool!
[as he holds and looks down at his BlackBerry 8820] Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:37:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (milatchi) Comments